Stocks To Watch For March 11 (ANN, NSM, ARO, HIBB, ZUMZ)
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Wall Street expects Ann Taylor Stores Corp (NYSE: ANN) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.17 on revenue of $515.14 million. ANN shares dropped 0.78% to close at $24.21 yesterday.
National Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: NSM) reported its FQ3 net income at $59.4 million, or $0.24 per share, on revenue of $343.9 million, compared with $53.2 million, or $0.22 per share on revenue of $361.9 million, in the year-earlier period. However, analysts had been expecting earnings of $0.24 per share on revenue of $351.7 million. NSM expects FQ4 revenue of $360 million to $370 million, versus analysts' estimates of $367.7 million. NSM shares fell 0.14% to $14.14 in after-hours trading.
Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO) reported its Q4 net income at $83.8 million, or $0.95 per share, versus $96.6 million, or $0.99 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding the higher-than-expected taxes, the company's earnings came in at $0.98 per share. ARO's revenue increased to $839.3 million from $801.2 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.97 per share on revenue of $835 million. ARO projects Q1 earnings of $0.35 to $0.38 per share, and full-year earnings of $2.20 to $2.40 per share. However, analysts estimated Q1 earnings of $0.43 per share, and full-year earnings of $2.54 per share. ARO shares dipped 5.44% to $23.29 in the after-hours trading session.
Analysts expect Hibbett Sports Inc (NASDAQ: HIBB) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.43 on revenue of $178.47 million. HIBB shares gained 1.38% to close at $32.98 yesterday.
Zumiez Inc (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) reported its Q4 earnings at $15 million, or $0.49 per share, versus $8.8 million, or $0.29 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's sales increased 18% to $156.2 million. Analysts expected ZUMZ to report Q4 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $155.68 million. Zumiez projects to post a Q1 loss of $0.03 per share to breakeven per share on revenue of $100 to $102 million. However, analysts were estimating Q1 earnings of $0.01 per share on revenue of $101.4 million. ZUMZ shares tumbled 6.85% to $26.25 in after-hours trading.
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